Day dreaming: a case of Oxytocinum

by Alex Leupen

Jan is brought for a first consultation in
2011 due to asthmatic bronchitis, concentration problems at school and
sleeping problems. I see a quiet, gentle boy of ten. According to his mother,
he has had concentration problems since grade 3 – he is now in grade seven.
“Day dreaming. He pretends that he is following the lessons.” He is often
chastised for this, which he finds unfair.

He has asthmatic bronchitis and he uses an
inhalator. He coughs a lot and becomes wheezy if he is playing with friends who
have cats.

He wakes up twice per night, often with
nightmares: he dreams that he is being murdered, or chased by a huge spider. He
needs a night lamp, since he cannot stand the dark. Scary films frighten him,
too.

His mother became pregnant with him after
several miscarriages. She lost blood from time to time during his pregnancy.
The birth was very difficult and was induced with oxytocin. He was born with
the umbilical cord around his neck: the attending doctor in training panicked,
and the obstetrician took over. Jan’s Apgar score was 9/10. He was bottle fed,
as his mother was too exhausted to feed him. Jan developed asthmatic bronchitis
at two months. He also had eczema and frequent otitis. As a small child, he slept in knee-elbow
position (3). He finds everything boring at school except sports and gym
classes.

AnalysisOne of the notable aspects of this case is Jan’s
knee-elbow sleep position as a young child, a key-note forMedorrhinum.

First
prescription:Medorrhinum
200K, 2 granules every two
weeks

Follow-up after 8 weeks: cough is much improved, but sleep and concentration
problems remain unchanged.

Eight weeks after the first dose of Oxytocinum, Jan has improved at all
levels: his sleeping problems are much better and he does not have nightmares
anymore. His concentration at school has improved, and his asthmatic bronchitis
has not returned.